Job satisfaction among physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia: does the leadership style matter?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community paramedicine programs have emerged throughout North America and beyond in response to demographic changes and health system reform. Our aim was to identify and analyse how community paramedics create and maintain new role boundaries and identities in terms of flexibility and permeability and throug...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： O'Meara P,Stirling C,Ruest M,Martin A

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies that identify reasons for readmissions are gaining importance in the light of the changing demographics worldwide which has led to greater demand for hospital beds. It is essential to profile the prevalence of avoidable readmissions and understand its drivers so as to develop possible interventions f...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Yam CH,Wong EL,Chan FW,Leung MC,Wong FY,Cheung AW,Yeoh EK

更新日期：2010-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on the effect of organizational factors on the involuntary admission of psychiatric patients have been few and yielded inconclusive results. The objective was to examine the importance of type of service-system, level of care, length of inpatient stay, gender, age, and diagnosis on rates of involunta...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Myklebust LH,Sørgaard K,Wynn R

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The GRADE method represents a new approach to grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in the preparation of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG). In the context of a pilot study to assess the implementability of the system in Spain, we considered it relevant to gain an insight into the ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Calderón C,Rotaeche R,Etxebarria A,Marzo M,Rico R,Barandiaran M

更新日期：2006-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Authors in previous studies demonstrated that centralising acute stroke care is associated with an increased chance of timely Intra-Venous Thrombolysis (IVT) and lower costs compared to care at community hospitals. In this study we estimated the lower bound of the causal impact of centralising IVT on health ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Freriks RD,Mierau JO,Buskens E,Pizzo E,Luijckx GJ,van der Zee DJ,Lahr MMH

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that psychological constructs, such as emotional intelligence and emotional labor, play an important role in various organizational outcomes in service sector. Recently, in the "emotionally charged" healthcare field, emotional intelligence and emotional labor have both emerged as...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Psilopanagioti A,Anagnostopoulos F,Mourtou E,Niakas D

更新日期：2012-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generic drug substitution is a public health policy challenge with high economic potential. Generic drugs are generally cheaper than brand-name drugs. Drugs are a significant part of the total health expenditure, especially in ambulatory care. We conducted a cross-sectional study with general practitioners i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Beauvais V,Marque A,Ferté G,Chrusciel J,Souille J,Nazeyrollas P,Sanchez S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems reform is inevitable due to the never-ending changing nature of societal health needs and policy dynamism. Today, the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) remains the major tool to facilitate the achievements of universal health coverage (UHC) in Iran. It was initially implemented in hospital-base...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Doshmangir L,Moshiri E,Mostafavi H,Sakha MA,Assan A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to health care is a particular concern given the important role of poor access in perpetuating poverty and inequality. South Africa's apartheid history leaves large racial disparities in access despite post-apartheid health policy to increase the number of health facilities, even in remote rural areas...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McLaren ZM,Ardington C,Leibbrandt M

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In-hospital medication reviews are regularly performed. However, discontinuity in care could occur because secondary care providers lack insight into the outpatient history. Furthermore, for the implementation or follow-up of some medication review-based interventions, the help of primary care providers is e...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Walraven B,Ponjee G,Heideman W,Çarkit FK

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the maternity care experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women in Queensland, Australia and to identify areas for policy and practice improvements. METHODS:A culturally-tailored survey requesting both quantitative and qualitative information was completed by respondents either ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Parker S,McKinnon L,Kruske S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost information is important for efficient allocation of healthcare expenditure, estimating future budget allocation, and setting user fees to start new financing systems. Myanmar is in political transition, and trying to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. This study assessed the unit cost of health...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Than TM,Saw YM,Khaing M,Win EM,Cho SM,Kariya T,Yamamoto E,Hamajima N

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The precipitous closure of rural maternity services in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and internationally has demanded a reevaluation of how to meet the perinatal surgical needs of rural women in accordance with the Triple Aim objectives of safety, cost-effectiveness, and satisfaction of all key stakeholders...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kornelsen J,McCartney K,Williams K

更新日期：2016-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may be indicative of a low quality of dying. Although place of death has been extensively investigated at population level, hospital use in the last months of life and its determinants have been studied less often, especially in Eur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Van den Block L,Deschepper R,Drieskens K,Bauwens S,Bilsen J,Bossuyt N,Deliens L

更新日期：2007-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many instruments available freely for evaluating obstetric care quality in low-resource settings. However, this profusion can be confusing; moreover, evaluation instruments need to be adapted to local issues. In this article, we present tools we developed to guide the choice of instruments and desc...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Morestin F,Bicaba A,Sermé Jde D,Fournier P

更新日期：2010-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risperidone long-acting injection (LAI) is mostly administered twice weekly to people with schizophrenia by nurses at community mental health centres (CMHC) or through mobile outreach visits. This study estimates the cost of resource utilisation associated with the administration of risperidone LAI and the p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dalton A,Lambert T,Schrover R,Hertel J,Smith DK

更新日期：2011-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compare changes in types of hospital service revenues between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals and Western-medicine based general hospitals. METHODS:97 TCM hospitals and 103 general hospitals were surveyed in years of 2000 and 2004. Six types of medical service revenue between the two types of h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Shen JJ,Wang Y,Lin F,Lu J,Moseley CB,Sun M,Hao M

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation by Evidence Implementation Trial (SCORE-IT) was a cluster randomized controlled trial that evaluated two knowledge translation (KT) interventions for the promotion of the uptake of best practice recommendations for interventions targeting upper and lower extre...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Munce SEP,Graham ID,Salbach NM,Jaglal SB,Richards CL,Eng JJ,Desrosiers J,MacKay-Lyons M,Wood-Dauphinee S,Korner-Bitensky N,Mayo NE,Teasell RW,Zwarenstein M,Mokry J,Black S,Bayley MT

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The engagement of citizens in the development of evidence-based screening programs is internationally supported. The aim of our research was to explore the motivations and reasons of adult citizens in Austria for attending periodic health examinations (PHE) as well as their satisfaction with the way PHE are ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sommer I,Titscher V,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether activity-based financing of hospitals creates incentives to treat more patients and to reduce the length of each hospital stay is an empirical question that needs investigation. This paper examines how the level of the activity-based component in the financing system of Norwegian hospitals influences...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Yin J,Lurås H,Hagen TP,Dahl FA

更新日期：2013-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate and timely data on cause of death are critically important for guiding health programs and policies. Deaths certified by doctors are implicitly considered to be reliable and accurate, yet the quality of information provided in the international Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) usually va...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hazard RH,Chowdhury HR,Adair T,Ansar A,Quaiyum Rahman AM,Alam S,Alam N,Rampatige R,Streatfield PK,Riley ID,Lopez AD

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in an important aspect of the care of hospitalised patients, for which the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance. Guidance compliance continues to be a concern. Junior doctors are the main group responsible for prescribing thromb...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Watt BJ,Williams DT,Lewis L,Whitaker CJ

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All countries face challenging decisions about healthcare coverage. Malawi has committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, the timeframe set out by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As in other low income countries, scarce resources stand in the way of more equitable health access...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Masefield SC,Msosa A,Grugel J

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The functional split model of consultant psychiatrist care for inpatients has been one of the major service redesign that has occurred in the NHS in the last decade. It is unclear if this new split model offers any advantages over the previous sectorised model of working. More recent evidence has suggested t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Begum M,Brown K,Pelosi A,Crabb J,McTaggart J,Mitchell C,Julyan E,Donegan T,Gotz M

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKRGOUND:Good progress is being made towards universal access to contraceptives, however stock-outs still jeopardize progress. A seldom considered but important building block in optimizing supply management is the degree to which health workers feel motivated and responsible for monitoring supply. We explored how an...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Vermandere H,Galle A,Griffin S,de Melo M,Machaieie L,Van Braeckel D,Degomme O

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reading problems are frequently reported by visually impaired persons. A closed-circuit television (CCTV) can be helpful to maintain reading ability, however, it is difficult to learn how to use this device. In the Netherlands, an evidence-based rehabilitation program in the use of CCTVs was lacking. Therefo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Burggraaff MC,van Nispen RM,Melis-Dankers BJ,van Rens GH

更新日期：2010-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General Practitioners (GPs) in the Netherlands routinely register all patient contacts electronically. These records include longitudinally gathered clinical information of the patient contacts in coded data and free text. METHODS:Diagnoses are coded according to the International Coding of Primary Care (IC...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smeets HM,Kortekaas MF,Rutten FH,Bots ML,van der Kraan W,Daggelders G,Smits-Pelser H,Helsper CW,Hoes AW,de Wit NJ

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Albanian immigrants in Greece comprise a highly mobile population with unknown health care profile. We aimed to assess whether these immigrants were more or less likely to undergo laparotomy for suspected appendicitis with negative findings (negative appendicectomy), by performing a controlled study with ind...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tatsioni A,Charchanti A,Kitsiou E,Ioannidis JP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable diseases, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension, continue to disproportionately burden low- and middle-income countries. However, little research has been done to establish current practices and management of chronic disease in these settings. The objective of this study was to examin...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dekker AM,Amick AE,Scholcoff C,Doobay-Persaud A

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has been at the forefront of innovations around social accountability mechanisms in improving the delivery of public services, including health and nutrition. Yet little is known about how such initiatives are faring now that they are incorporated formally into government programmes and implemented at ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Feruglio F,Nisbett N

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00